Director, Regional Launch Program Manager

Ultragenyx

Director, Regional Launch Program Manager at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical developing medicines for rare diseases. Responsible for cross-functional launch readiness and collaboration with global stakeholders.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇯🇵 JapanLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cross-functional launch readiness planning and execution, with a strong focus on project management, risk assessment, and stakeholder communication. Proficient in leading international teams and adapting strategies to meet regional market needs while ensuring alignment with global objectives.

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Fluency In JapaneseAdvanced DegreeProject Management SkillsCross-Functional Leadership ExperienceCommercial Functions Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Launch Readiness PlanningRisk ManagementKPI MonitoringCollaboration PlatformsIntegrated Launch PlansDecision FrameworksStakeholder CommunicationPost-Launch AssessmentsCommercialization ExperienceScientific Acumen

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsNegotiation SkillsLeadership SkillsRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

DashboardsRisk RegistersCollaboration Tools

Industry Keywords

Genetic DiseasesRare DiseasesMarket AccessCommercial StrategyBusiness Requirements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain comprehensive, cross-functional launch readiness plans, ensuring alignment across clinical, regulatory, commercial, medical affairs, supply chain, and market access teams.
Establish launch governance structures, including escalation pathways, decision frameworks, and stakeholder communication models.
Own end-to-end launch timeline development and execution, proactively identifying critical path dependencies and mitigating risks to ensure on-time, successful product launches.
Lead development, implementation, and optimization of launch readiness tools, including integrated launch plans, risk registers, dashboards, and collaboration platforms.
Drive preparation and execution of Launch Readiness Reviews (LRRs), ensuring readiness criteria are clearly defined, measurable, and consistently applied across programs.
Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, ensuring clear agendas, actionable outcomes, accountability tracking, and effective issue resolution.
Partner with regional and global stakeholders to ensure alignment of launch strategy, including adaptation of global plans to regional market needs.
Monitor and report on key launch performance indicators (KPIs), providing actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Identify, assess, and manage risks and opportunities, leading mitigation planning and contingency strategy development.
Collaborate with commercial teams to ensure readiness across key domains including pricing, reimbursement, market access, distribution, and patient services.
Serve as a key liaison between regional teams, program teams, and executive stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment.
Lead post-launch assessments and capture lessons learned to continuously improve launch excellence capabilities.
Collaborate with other Regional Program Managers in the LATAM and EMEA regions to share and exchange ideas, strategies, and information.
Collaborate with the Program Core Team Program Manager, Program Team Leader and Program Core team to ensure alignment of strategies and execution.
Manage post-launch commercial and medical affairs operations, in collaborations with Global and Regional teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluency in Japanese (written and spoken) is required, along with a strong understanding of Japanese culture and business practices. Business-level English communication skills are essential for effective collaboration with global stakeholders.
Position will be located in Japan, in the Tokyo area.
Required advanced degree with minimum of 15 years of industry experience
At least 8-10 years equivalent multi-/ cross-functional leadership experience commercialization of products.
Advanced level of science and clinical acumen. Experience working in genetic, rare diseases preferred
Cross-functional team and relationship enhancing skills
Previous work and leadership experience in international and multidisciplinary commercial teams
In-depth knowledge of commercial functions, as well as business strategy and business requirements.
Outstanding Project Management skills, including expertise in designing, developing, and managing project schedules and resource management.
Ability to critically and objectively interpret and evaluate scientific and competitive, business-related information.
Exercise wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches critical to program/organization; requires minimal program strategic direction needed from Vice President
Must possess solid leadership skills
Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills for bridging between scientific and business participants, for negotiating timelines and for effective collaboration, with internal and external executive-level management
Must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company
Volunteer days
Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings
Employee wellbeing benefits
Fitness reimbursement
Tuition sponsoring
Professional development plans